Sometimes we have thoughts that even we don't understand. Thoughts that aren't even true—that aren't really how we feel—but they're running through our heads anyway because they're interesting to think about.

Maybe if I forgot things once in a while, we'd all be a little bit happier.

Those are some strong currents you're swimming against.

And it feels strange, almost sad, to walk through ther empty halls. Each step I take sounds so lonely.

And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah's eyes as she tells my story.

I tried getting my dad to buy me a beeper for my birthday,” he says, “but he thinks only doctors and drug dealers need them.

Soul Alone by Hannah Baker I meet your eyes you don't even see me You hardly respond when I whisper hello Could be my soul mate two kindred spirits Maybe we're not I guess we'll never know My own mother you carried me in you Now you see nothing but what I wear People ask you how I'm doing You smile and nod don't let it end there Put me underneath God's sky and know me don't just see me with your eyes Take away this mask of flesh and bone and See me for my soul alone